Space shuttle endeavour los angeles ca
For the shuttle's move, the shop installed a small model of Endeavour inside the hole of the 32-foot-wide (9.7 m) donut. EDT 2315 to 0600 GMT), will park it near the landmark Randy's Donuts with its oversized donut-shaped roof sign. The power line work will result in rolling blackouts following the shuttle's path.Įndeavour's second stop of the day, which is expected to span 4:15 p.m. Once ready, Endeavour will travel down Manchester Boulevard, cross into Inglewood and then stop again for six hours as the next set of utility work gets underway. That won't come until the afternoon, when transformer lines are de-energized and raised. Rolling west from the airport on Westchester, Endeavour's route takes it along La Tijera Boulevard to the parking lot of a shopping center on the corner of Sepulveda Parkway, where it will stop for about nine hours.Īlthough not a publicized viewing area for the public, local police departments advised thousands may turn up to see Endeavour waiting for its next move. To Infinity (or rather Bed, Bath) and Beyond Įndeavour will spend much of the day Friday waiting for crews to raise power lines that are blocking its way. The shuttle's 78-foot (24 meters) wingspan and 58-foot-tall (18 m) tail required a route that was closed to traffic and cleared of obstacles, including light signals and trees. EDT 0900 GMT), crossed Lincoln Boulevard and turned onto Westchester Parkway, rumbling towards its first "rest stop" along the 12-mile (19 kilometers) route to the science center.Īt its full speed of 2 mph (3.2 kph), the joystick-controlled, blue and yellow transporter slowly but steadily carried the 155,000-pound (70,300 kilograms) Endeavour forward.
The shuttle then exited LAX through an access road at 2 a.m.
11) from a United Airlines hangar, which served as the space shuttle's temporary shelter since arriving at the airport on a NASA jumbo jet last month.